What are you guys runnin for bar width

[forgiven]

Stock bars are about 3" more wide than my current setup. Had often wondered if my bars were too narrow. Before I cut off my new grips and put the new spiders and cut my bars I thought I would ask what everyone else is running for width. I am a single track guy...very little mx work.

[ScottyR]

I dont bother cutting mine down. I used to and felt the bike was too squirelly with narrow bars.

[stainlesscycle]

i cut em down, but just slightly (maybe 1/2" a side?) - i shoot for maybe 30" - 31" total width including bark busters.

[mcnut]

My son and I don't cut anything off. We run mostly real tight stuff at home and do midwest enduros which can also have very tight sections.

I prefer to wiggle the handlebars in first gear instead of them wiggling me in in 6th!

[twowheels]

I cut the width of the handguards I'm running off either side. Overall width remains the same as stock. Be careful about trimming too much as the clutch and brake lines tend to interfere with the bar if you push them too far inboard.

[GMP]

Look at all the fast guy's bikes, low full or close to full width bars.

[eff]

Originally Posted by GMP

Look at all the fast guy's bikes, low full or close to full width bars.

Yeah, but us mortals can't move through 28" tree gaps with 31" bars like Lafferty does.

[firffighter]

Dwight Rudder over on TT suggests doing a push-up and measuring the distance between your palms as a indicator for the most comfortable bar width.

I have been running 29"-30" bars for the last 2 years and noticed a huge difference. I no longer get any arm pump and my cornering speed has increased. It took a while to get used to, but I will never go back. I my buddies bike on Sunday with his stock bars and I felt like I was riding a chopper with ape hangers!

I run a steering stabilizer for higher speeds and never get the wobbles.

[roostafish]

I Also do the pushup method. I end up at 30"as well.

[Cruiser]

There are some of us here that just do not have the wingspan of the pros like laferty or knighter.. in fact I thing there arent many humans with a reach as big as knights..